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SUMMARY:Modeling spatial heterogeneity in biofilms - How much we know and 
 how much  we don't !
DTSTART:20091123T161500
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dr. Eberhard Morgenroth\nBiological treatment using dens
 e microbial aggregates such as biofilms or granular sludge is advantageous
  due to high biomass concentrations per reactor volume. But the conversion
  of contaminants in these dense clusters is significantly affected by mass
  transport limitations. \nOn one hand mass transfer limitations reduces th
 e overall efficiency of the process as conversion processes will be substr
 ate limited inside the aggregates and not all organisms inside the aggrega
 tes will contribute to overall substrate degradation. \nBut on the other h
 and mass transport limitations also provide opportunities resulting in dis
 tinct microbial niches inside the aggregates allowing for processes needin
 g different environmental conditions and different organisms to take place
  in one reactor. \nThis presentation will discuss mass transport in dense 
 microbial aggregates and to what extent we can predict these processes usi
 ng mathematical models.
LOCATION:GR B3 30
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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